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Heavyweight · Bare-Knuckle & Gloves (1880–1919)

Joe Jeannette

Top 100 · #47 · 59.9 points
79
Wins
10
Losses
9
Draws
66
KOs
84%
KO %
Born
1879
Died
1958
Nationality
USA
Career
1904–1919

Won a famous 49-round bout with Sam McVey after being knocked down 27 times.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1904–1919
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Morris Harris · L NWS

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  2. Signature fight

    vs Jack Johnson

    W DQ · National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Sam Langford

    W TKO · Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Black Bill · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  5. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Griff Jones · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  6. Signature fight

    vs Georges Carpentier

    W PTS · Luna Parc, Porte Maillot, Paris, France. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  7. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Harry Gibson · D PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

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Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1904-11-11LMorris HarrisNWS6Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-03-02LMorris HarrisNWS6Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-04-20LBlack BillKO2Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-05-09LJack JohnsonNWS3Knickerbocker A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-06-08WBlack BillNWS6Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-07-06LGeorge ColeNWS6Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-08-28WGeorge ColeNWS6National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-10-07WPat O'RourkeKO5North Bergen, New Jersey, US
1905-10-11WBlack BillKO7National S.C., Wilmington, New Jersey, US
1905-10-26WJim JeffordsNWS6Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-10-28WGeorge ColeNWS6National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-11-02DBlack BillPTS6National S.C., Wilmington, Delaware, US
1905-11-25WJack JohnsonDQ2National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-12-02LJack JohnsonNWS6National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1905-12-21WWalter JohnsonTKO2Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, US
1905-12-25WSam LangfordTKO8Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US
1906-01-16LJack JohnsonNWS3Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, US
1906-03-14LJack JohnsonPTS15Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US
1906-04-05LSam LangfordPTS15Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US
1906-09-06WBlack BillKO4Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1906-09-20LJack JohnsonNWS6Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1906-11-26DJack JohnsonNWS10Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US
1907-01-11DSam LangfordPTS12Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US
1907-02-11WJim JeffordsKO7Casco A.C., Portland, Oregon, US
1907-03-08WYoung Peter JacksonNWS6Spring Garden A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1907-04-15WSam McVeaNWS10Lyric Hall, New York City, New York, US
1907-06-11WMorris HarrisTKO4Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-01-13WGriff JonesKO3Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-01-13WJoe PhillipsKO3Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-01-27WJim JeffordsKO2Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-02-17WGeorge ColeTKO4Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-03-03DSam LangfordPTS12Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US
1908-03-09WSam CampbellTKO6Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-05-08DJim BarryNWS6Consolidated A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-09-01DSam LangfordNWS6National A.C., New York City, New York, US
1908-09-15WSandy FergusonPTS12Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US
1908-12-07WMorris HarrisNWS6West End A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1909-01-23WBen TaylorKO3Folies Bergère, Paris, France
1909-02-06WCharley CroxonTKO2Folies Bergère, Paris, France
1909-02-20LSam McVeaPTS20Cirque de Paris, Paris, France
1909-04-17WSam McVeaRTD49Cirque de Paris, Paris, France
1909-05-01WJack ScalesKO1Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
1909-05-22WSandy FergusonPTS20Cirque de Paris, Paris, France
1909-05-27WTrooper G. CookRTD2Arena, Villiers Street, Strand, London, England, U.K.
1909-05-27WHarry ShearingRTD4Arena, Villiers Street, Strand, London, England, U.K.
1909-06-22LSandy FergusonPTS12Armory A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1909-08-27WSandy FergusonTKO8Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US
1909-09-18DAl KubiakNWS6National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1909-10-30WAl KubiakKO10Cirque de Paris, Paris, France
1909-11-13DSid RussellPTS15Wonderland, Paris, France
1909-12-11DSam McVeaPTS30Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
1910-05-24WAndy MorrisTKO3Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1910-06-03WJim SmithNWS10National S.C., New York City, New York, US
1910-07-01DMorris HarrisNWS10National S.C., New York City, New York, US
1910-09-06LSam LangfordPTS15Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1910-09-30WMorris HarrisNWS10National A.C., New York City, New York, US
1910-11-10WBlack BillKO5Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, US
1910-12-27WJeff ClarkPTS10Central Institute, Newark, New Jersey, US
1911-01-10LSam LangfordPTS12Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1911-02-08DJim BarryNWS6American A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1911-03-16WJim BarryNWS10National S.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-04-20WAl KubiakKO9National S.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-07-25WAl KubiakKO320th Century A.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-08-01DTony RossNWS1020th Century A.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-08-23WDummy MaxsonKO1Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-08-29WPorky Dan FlynnNWS10Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-09-05LSam LangfordNWS10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1911-11-30WBill WatkinsKO1German Hall, Albany, New York, US
1911-12-07WJewey SmithKO3Fordham A.C., New York City, New York, US
1911-12-11WYoung Jack JohnsonKO4Memphis, Tennessee, US
1911-12-15WNat DeweyPTS8Chattanooga, Tennessee, US
1911-12-18WAl MitchellKO4Memphis, Tennessee, US
1911-12-21WTopeka Jack JohnsonKO3Louisiana A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US
1911-12-26WJack "Twin" SullivanNWS10Convention Hall, Buffalo, New York, US
1912-01-19WGriff JonesTKO3Oneida County A.A., Utica, New York, US
1912-02-19WMorris HarrisNWS3American A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1912-02-19WChuck CarletonNWS3American A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1912-02-27WAndy MorrisTKO6Casino, New Haven, Connecticut, US
1912-03-13WNat DeweyTKO7Long Acre A.A., New York City, New York, US
1912-04-01WGriff JonesTKO4Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, US
1912-04-04WBlack BillKO3Lewiston, Maine, US
1912-05-13WYoung Johnny JohnsonRTD3National AC, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
1912-05-24WGeorge RodelKO11Old Cosmo Rink, Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K.
1912-06-15WBlack BillDQ6Royale A.C., New York City, New York, US
1912-07-15WJeff MaddenTKO4New Bedford, Massachusetts, US
1912-07-15WMickey McDonoughTKO2New Bedford, Massachusetts, US
1912-07-19LBattling Jim JohnsonNWS6Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1912-08-09WYoung Hank GriffinKO3Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
1912-08-19WJeff MaddenTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1912-08-20WBill TateKO2Morris Park, Newark, New Jersey, US
1912-08-20WBattling BrooksKO2Morris Park, Newark, New Jersey, US
1912-08-30WGriff JonesKO2Atlantic A.A., New York City, New York, US
1912-09-02DJeff ClarkNWS6Exposition Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
1912-09-09WTony RossDQ7Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1912-10-30WBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10Forty-Fourth Street A.C., New York City, New York, US
1912-11-27WGeorge ChristianKO8Columbus, Ohio, US
1912-12-06WChuck CarletonTKO2National A.C., New York City, New York, US
1913-01-01WBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10Irving A.C., New York City, New York, US
1913-01-17WJeff ClarkNWS10Southwest A.C., Joplin, Missouri, US
1913-01-21WBattling Jim JohnsonDQ15Providence, Rhode Island, US
1913-01-24WChuck CarletonKO1Easton, Pennsylvania, US
1913-02-10WJack ReedKO3Olympia Club, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, US
1913-03-17WJack ReedKO3Queensboro A.C., New York City, New York, US
1913-04-16WGeorge Kid CottonKO4Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1913-05-21WBlack BillNWS10Gowanus A.C., New York City, New York, US
1913-06-27WAl BenedictTKO3Joplin, Missouri, US
1913-07-01DHarry WillsPTS10Northside A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US
1913-07-04WNat DeweyPTS10Savannah, Georgia, US
1913-07-22WJohn Lester JohnsonNWS10Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, US
1913-10-03WSam LangfordNWS10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1913-12-20LSam LangfordPTS20Luna Park Arena, Paris, France
1914-02-21WAlf LangfordDQ7Wonderland, Paris, France
1914-03-21WGeorges CarpentierPTS15Luna Parc, Porte Maillot, Paris, France
1914-04-08WAndy JohnsonKO4Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K.
1914-05-02WKid JacksonKO7Wonderland, Paris, France
1914-05-04WColin BellPTS20Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England, U.K.
1914-06-09DHarry WillsNWS10National Baseball Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
1914-06-16WSilas GreenTKO3Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US
1914-07-01WBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
1914-07-15WBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
1914-08-01WBlack BillTKO9Irving A.C., New York City, New York, US
1914-08-05WBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US
1914-08-11WBill TateTKO6Rockaway Beach A.A., New York City, New York, US
1914-09-12WJim KrugerKO2Martins Ferry, Ohio, US
1914-10-01DSam LangfordNWS10Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US
1914-11-10DBattling Jim JohnsonPTS12Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1914-12-14WBill TateNWS10Irving A.C., New York City, New York, US
1915-01-11WJohn Lester JohnsonNWS10Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, US
1915-02-01WBill TateTKO2Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, New York, US
1915-02-26WLarry WilliamsKO5Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1915-03-19WCleve HawkinsNWS10Canadian A.C., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1915-04-09WArthur PelkeyTKO8Sohmer Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1915-04-13WSam LangfordPTS12Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1915-04-19WBattling BrooksKO4New York City, New York, US
1915-04-27DSam McVeaPTS12Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US
1915-05-10LBattling Jim JohnsonNWS10Sohmer Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1915-05-14WBattling BrooksKO5New York City, New York, US
1915-07-02WBill WatkinsNWS10St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
1916-02-25WSilas GreenKO6Canadian A.C., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1916-03-24WGeorge Kid CottonKO2East New York A.C., New York City, New York, US
1916-05-12LSam LangfordKO7Arena, Syracuse, New York, US
1916-08-04WPorky Dan FlynnNWS10Flower City A.C., Rochester, New York, US
1916-08-17WJim SmithTKO5Averne A.C., Averne, Queens, New York City, New York, US
1916-08-19WJack DriscollKO3Washington Park A.C., New York City, New York, US
1916-09-04WJack HubbardKO5Garland City Park, Watertown, New York, US
1916-12-04WTony RossKO3Mishler Theatre, Altoona, Pennsylvania, US
1917-07-06WTango KidKO5Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, New York, US
1917-07-20WAndre AndersonNWS10Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, New York, US
1917-09-14LSam LangfordNWS12Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, US
1917-09-15DGabe GulartNWS10Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, US
1917-12-19WGeorge ChristianNWS6National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1918-04-15WJack ThompsonNWS6Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
1918-07-19LKid NorfolkNWS8International League Ballpark, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
1918-10-11LKid NorfolkNWS8Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US
1918-12-02WAndy SchmaderNWS8Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US
1918-12-20WAndy SchmaderNWS8Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US
1919-02-10WTom CowlerNWS8Grand View Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
1919-04-15WBert KennyNWS8Spring A.C., West Hoboken, New Jersey, US
1919-05-01WClay TurnerNWS8Open-Air Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
1919-05-23WTom CowlerNWS10Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US
1919-10-20LHarry WillsNWS84th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, US
1919-11-11WBartley MaddenDQ4Schuetzen Park, Bayonne, New Jersey, US
1922-06-01DHarry GibsonPTS6Orange, New Jersey, US

Showing 163 of 163 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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